Salas Has Heaps...Literally
Damian Salas was just recently moved to the Amazon Room and he brought with him a heavy bag of chips that he dumped in front of his seat. With over 50,000 chips already in the pot, three players were still in the hand with the action checked to the button. He tossed in a bet of 16,000 on a board of 
. Damian Salas called from middle position and the cutoff folded.
The river was the 
and Salas checked again. His opponent thought for a minute and then slid in a bet of 50,000. Salas instantly tossed a single chip into the pot to signify a call and his opponent tabled 
. Salas revealed 
for two pair and scooped another sizeable pot on the day.
About five minutes later, we returned to the table hoping Salas had stacked his chips up, but they have remained in a massive heap scattered all around him. He appears to have roughly doubled his stack from the start of the day, sitting around 650,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
335,400
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335,400 |
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